Name: Turkish Simit
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: All- Purpose Flour: 5 cups; Warm Fresh Milk: 200 ml; Warm Water: 200 ml; Vegetable Oil: 160 ml; Salt: 1 tsp; Granulated Sugar: 1 TBSP; Fresh Yeast: 40 g; Molasses: 75 ml; Sesame Seeds; Water: 75 ml

Ingredients

Adjust Servings:

	SET - A ------- ( Dough )
	5 cups All- Purpose Flour
	200 ml Warm Fresh Milk
	200 ml Warm Water
	160 ml Vegetable Oil
	1 tsp Salt
	1 TBSP Granulated Sugar
	40 g Fresh Yeast
	SET - B -------- ( To Coat )
	75 ml Molasses
	Sesame Seeds
	75 ml Water

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Simit is one of the most common pastries in Turkey with Borek. Most of Turkish people eat sesame bagel almost every morning, for breakfast.

Features:

Cuisine:

Turkish

Ingredients

SET - A ------- ( Dough )
5 cups All- Purpose Flour
200 ml Warm Fresh Milk
200 ml Warm Water
160 ml Vegetable Oil
1 tsp Salt
1 TBSP Granulated Sugar
40 g Fresh Yeast
SET - B -------- ( To Coat )
75 ml Molasses
Sesame Seeds
75 ml Water

Directions

Steps

Done

Making Dough

- Mix SET A in a mixing bowl, add flour gradually while kneading by hand
- Knead to form smooth and soft to touch dough
- Cover with tea towel and set aside for 30 min

Done

Baking

- Meanwhile, mix 75 ml of molasses with 75 ml of water.
- Take tangerine sized pieces from the dough and roll into balls.
- Divide each ball into 2 pieces.
- Roll each piece into a long rope and wrap them over each other, then meet the ends to form a ring.
- Dip each ring first into a molasses mixture then dip in sesame seeds, making sure they are fully coated with the seeds.
- Place them on a parchment lined baking tray.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes in an oven preheated at 200 °C.